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Old 2nd Nov 2020, 21:33
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Maybe, maybe not.

But, to be frank, the F-22 force is a token gesture that has no real military value in the defence of the USA. Three squadrons outside Washington, two in Alaska and one in Hawaii. The last time they were asked they could generate 33 airframes CR between them.

The maintenance is mind-blowingly expensive, upgrades even more so and long delayed and repairs take years.

If they passed on 24-48 of the 187 airframes produced to the Israelis I’m sure it could be talked up as a major gesture, and doubtless the Israelis would modify the software and get them working in short order. But the major effect would be political, not military.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericteg...fight-tonight/

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